Hi,
Firstly,sorry if this is wrong forum, very sorry but i wasnt sure if this should go to QandA or General.
Now, I have an xperia play r800i with Orange and it's on 2.3.4 official and i wanted to root it but don't know how to.
I have read through some of the forums on rooting and the only thing i understand is that it can go right or it can go wrong.
So if someone could please like give me a maybe noobs guide to rotting my phone and if you can please add links and/or mention some cool stuff of rooting because all I know is that it makes your phone run better generally...
Thanks for any help in advance and the 'thanks' button will be clicked
well im a noob at this too and i searched root tutorial on youtube and showed me everything superoneclick will root any phone from my understanding thats what i used on my r800at once u root and see how awesome it is and how easy it is u will fall in love with it
First of all hello everybody
Since this is my first post and im semi noob il try to be as explicit as I can.
I personaly own an lt15i so I have some xp.
A friend of mine gave me his arc in order to root/instal custom rom etc.
-network locked on Orange Romania.
- seems to be not unlockable (bootloader I mean) since I have no Rooting Status section in the service menu.
-2.3.3 Version update dosnt work (via phone or pc companion,it says it has the latest version )
- baseband version 7X30A-AAABQMAZM-1290_21-29
Kernel 2.6.32.9-pref [email protected]#1
Last Section (About compiling smth,its not in english and i forgot its name)
3.0.1.A.0.150
I need to get it to ICS.
What can be done?
The phone is not rooted,its in perfect state and it only has some apps instaled from the market (player etc).Except that its as new as you buy it.
Would rooting resolve the issue?
Would network unlocking?
Any ideas,sugestions or anything else would greatly be apreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Not a very good first post it has to be said. Read the stickys, read them again and once more after that. Then ask any questions still remaining on the relevant threads.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
Not a very good first post it has to be said. Read the stickys, read them again and once more after that. Then ask any questions still remaining on the relevant threads.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
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I do not understand this attitude around here,no offence but an answer would of take you less time to write.
I read all the stiky's (except for the themes forum and accesories ) and did not find any helpfull information. Been googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours. If you are willing to manualy read 100+ reply's with 1% change of finding helpfull information please be my guest (I used topic search duh)
I might be retarded but : No unlocked bootloader no kernel instal,no kernel instal no ics since its gb kernel. No official update for my phone and I suspect it might be network related.. A simple yes or no answer is hard to get in this days... Anyway thank you for your reply and helpfull information
People get such replies off me when they've clearly showed no initiative. You say you've searched, read the stickys etc but everyone says that despite the fact the fact most of the answers can be found in the stickys.
I've got nothing against People asking questions but when new threads are started on a daily basis asking about things that have been answered or discussed many many times over it gets annoying after a while, and if like you say you've found nothing relating to rooting or unlocking the boot loader that's helpful in 4 hours, then god only knows what you've been searching for.
Also, click on the first and last link in my signature.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
People get such replies off me when they've clearly showed no initiative. You say you've searched, read the stickys etc but everyone says that despite the fact the fact most of the answers can be found in the stickys.
I've got nothing against People asking questions but when new threads are started on a daily basis asking about things that have been answered or discussed many many times over it gets annoying after a while, and if like you say you've found nothing relating to rooting or unlocking the boot loader that's helpful in 4 hours, then god only knows what you've been searching for.
Also, click on the first and last link in my signature.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
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Ok I might be an idiot.
So basicly the answer is no, maybe this was a retarded topic since SE says
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
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I thought that could be done if somthing on the phone changed,I guess the answer is no but I dont see any logic in this,wouldnt expect anyone to explain anyway.
Let me rephrase my question then,as a noob user as I am.
Why cant I OFFICIALY UPDATE the phone since ICS is actually released for this phone? If I am again that retarded that I did not find an answer on this forum or via google,I swear to god Il get a nokia 1100 and leave this forum for ever.
Just pick a ftf from the sticky in general and flash it with the flashtool, much easier than waiting, and you'd have to ask Sony why they've not yet released it.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
Just pick a ftf from the sticky in general and flash it with the flashtool, much easier than waiting, and you'd have to ask Sony why they've not yet released it.
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Thank you dear sir! As far as I read I tought I needed to change the kernel in order to get ICS which is impossible.
If you had said that in the begining I would not wasted so much time and now I know more. Instead of mini raging with all that blabla like in the video. I did not honestly know anything about those ftf files,Im guessing they also update the kernel. Honestly I would of never had thought of searching for something like this.
clau22bv said:
I did not honestly know anything about those ftf files
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I'll not mention that you've said you were "googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours". Yes they flash the kernel too, and to unlock the boot loader you can use the S1 Tool, the link to it is in my guide (see sig), which I assume you will surely have read, at least skimmed through it.
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I'll not mention that you've said you were "googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours". Yes they flash the kernel too, and to unlock the boot loader you can use the S1 Tool, the link to it is in my guide (see sig), which I assume you will surely have read, at least skimmed through it.
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Sadly in my opinion your nutshell guide is not sticky (when it should be ) Will recommend my friend to let me try that asap he will get an extension usb .Im doing just fine with arcknight and jj hybrid . Hope my next post will be brighter (or best not even necesary )
Good day dear sir.
clau22bv said:
Sadly in my opinion your nutshell guide is not sticky (when it should be ) Will recommend my friend to let me try that asap he will get an extension usb .Im doing just fine with arcknight and jj hybrid . Hope my next post will be brighter (or best not even necesary )
Good day dear sir.
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So you have managed to unlock the boot loader and flash the ROM and Kernel? Thanks for compliment, it used to be a sticky but I asked for it to be removed as I wasn't updating it much, but try and keep it up to date these days.
Welcome to the forum.
XperienceD said:
So you have managed to unlock the boot loader and flash the ROM and Kernel? Thanks for compliment, it used to be a sticky but I asked for it to be removed as I wasn't updating it much, but try and keep it up to date these days.
Welcome to the forum.
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Thank you !
And the answer you are looking for is found in the sticky's (just kidding)
No,I currently have 2 Arc's (one of mine which I boot unlocked with jj and arcknight and the one being mentioned in the post) I dont have an usb extension cable and I must ask my friend the owner for permission
I see several post with different options to get root access to my Xperia Arc S LT18a
How can I know which list of all those is the current and recommended?
I currently own an Xperia Arc S Lt18a which I previously upgraded to 4.0.4, 4.1.B.0.587 following the instructions from a thread I can't find
I have a locked bootloader, and prefer to don't unlock it. Just want root access. This is a mexican Telcel phone
Thanks in advance. I just can't decide which is the current or advised method.
aumedina said:
Thanks in advance. I just can't decide which is the current or advised method.
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Do what the majority of People do, READ! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18445331#post18445331
yes
To ask Questions about developing your device, installing ROMs, software and themes you must go to the Q&A or General Forum.
Remember, your question has very likely been asked already, so please search before posting.
XperienceD said:
Do what the majority of People do, READ! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18445331#post18445331
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Thanks for the second half of your answer. As I said, I was looking for a link.
About the first half, I believe you're very cute to advice me to read, even when I stated I read a several threads, and even when I stated I already upgraded to ICS, which of course involved a lot of reading.
I see lots of threads which seem equal to me, everyone giving similar but not equal advice, and everyone offering different links to similar but not identical files and Roms.
Maybe I'm just stupid. Thanks anyway for the link
Hello,
I'm in the middle Noob Area Roots and etc then of you would like help to solve my problem ...
The thing is, I have a:
Xperia Arc S Lt18i
Android Version: 4.0.4
Version: 4.1.b.0.587
And I would love to do a Root it, put in all the topics I saw the links were broken or I just could not do due to lack of information, so I'd like you guys tells me without a topic completely, with all that is mirrors working and not miss Info
I know it's kind of ridiculous to create a Topic on this, but please help me!
NOTE: My Phone lets unlock BootLoader
Thank you!
First: Wrong Section. this is Xperia S, not Arc S section.
Second: Don't post anything on dev section if you're not a dev.
Felimenta97 said:
First: Wrong Section. this is Xperia S, not Arc S section.
Second: Don't post anything on dev section if you're not a dev.
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Excuse me, did not know any of that was my mistake
please move to correct area
This is the forum for Xperia ARC S. Post there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=962
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hi i am new in this rooting and all process but i observed all the details about flash tools and rooting but my phone still not getting rooted and i need my phone rooted in week.
please if any user or admin is in pune who can help me plz gimme some suggestions.??
thanx
elsicarino said:
hi i am new in this rooting and all process but i observed all the details about flash tools and rooting but my phone still not getting rooted and i need my phone rooted in week.
please if any user or admin is in pune who can help me plz gimme some suggestions.??
thanx
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There's something called the search button.
Not that I want to be unhelpful or anything, but questions like this are so common that you can find the solution by searching for it. Did you bother to read the stickies?
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hi i need some help with ur rom installation
popthosegaskets said:
There's something called the search button.
Not that I want to be unhelpful or anything, but questions like this are so common that you can find the solution by searching for it. Did you bother to read the stickies?
僕のINO2から送られてきた
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ya i tried but is there any senior member of forum whos completly experienced in installations of ROMs and etc can help me here??
coz i tried searching for member but m not able to figure out how, plz give me some hint how to find a nearby senior member from my city who can help me
elsicarino said:
hi i am new in this rooting and all process but i observed all the details about flash tools and rooting but my phone still not getting rooted and i need my phone rooted in week.
please if any user or admin is in pune who can help me plz gimme some suggestions.??
thanx
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did you mean that for real?? lmao i can only agree to popthosegaskets.
anyway: search an app called ''e-root'' it will do the job & please SEARCH B4 ASKING/POSTING